History Characters / AiNoKusabi

%%* IcyBlueEyes: His striking, deep blue eyes match his cold demeanor.

* MysticalWhiteHair: He has very long platinum blonde hair that falls below his waist.

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: How the Bison members first saw him as Riki's mysterious patron when they met Iason in his favorite disguise via his built-in nanotechnology to change his hair color.

* IcyBlueEyes: His striking, deep blue eyes match his cold demeanor.

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshihikoSeki (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/KentaroIto (2nd OVA and Drama CD), Darren Mitchell (English)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanetoShiozawa (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/ToruOkawa (2nd OVA and Drama CD), Creator/ToddHaberkorn (English)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/HideyukiTanaka (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/ShinichiroMiki (2nd OVA and Drama CD), Michael Zekas (English)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShowHayami (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/TakayaKuroda (2nd OVA and Drama CD), Creator/ChuckHuber (English)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/EmiShinohara (1st Drama CD), Creator/ShihoKawaragi (2nd OVA and Drama CD), Creator/ElizabethMaxwell (English)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (1st Drama CD), Eiji Hanawa (2nd OVA and Drama CD), Y. Chang (English)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShigeruNakahara (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/TaikiMatsuno (2nd OVA and Drama CD), Creator/BrysonBaugus (English)

!!JUPITER AKA Lambda 3000

%%* WhiteHairBlackHeart: How the Bison members first saw him as Riki's mysterious patron when they met Iason in his favorite disguise via his built-in nanotechnology to change his hair color.

* RapunzelHair: A RareMaleExample.

%%* RapunzelHair: A RareMaleExample.

%%* IcyBlueEyes: His striking, deep blue eyes match his cold demeanor.

%%* MysticalWhiteHair: He has very long platinum blonde hair that falls below his waist.

* BiTheWay: While the novel is of the BoysLove genre, he is stated to also be interested in women.

%%* TheProtagonist: The story revolves around him even if he is an AntiHero.

%%* ManInWhite: Particularly in the 2012 OVA and some novel artwork.

* AintTooProudToBeg: He was stubbornly too proud at first to ever beg for anything but then after ''instrumental conditioning'' with the Pet Ring, he became this trope. Not that he would ever admit it.

* {{Angst}}: So much and [[JustifiedTrope completely justified]].
* BadassBiker: Used to be, before meeting Iason.
** BadassDecay: Invoked through BreakTheCutie and BreakTheHaughty over the course of the story.
* BareYourMidriff
* [[spoiler:BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: Compare and contrast slum mongrel Riki in his youth with Guy to submissive pet Riki at the end not wanting to leave Iason's side. Complete acceptance as a pet which he once saw as the worst possible thing ever.]]

* BeYourself: This was very important to Riki and he struggled with it to hang onto his crumbling {{Pride}}.
* BigDamnHeroes: In the 1st OVA series for all of Bison and for Kirie in the 2nd OVA series.

* BiTheWay[=/=]ButNotTooBi: While the novel is of the BoysLove genre, he is stated to also be interested in women.
* BornUnlucky: You could say all mongrels are born unlucky but Riki's life takes the cake.
* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: Attempted this and failed horribly.
* BreakTheCutie[=/=]BreakTheHaughty: Iason broke him completely after three years.
* BrokenBird. After was taken by Iason as a pet.
* ByronicHero: Even after he had become a BrokenBird.
* CannotSpitItOut: Riki is usually tight lipped rather than speak the truth of matters.

* [[spoiler:ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike]]: During his attempt to [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim push Guy away to keep him safe]].
* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: He's well-known through out Ceres for this and he is proud of it.

* DarkSecret: That he's a Pet [[spoiler:and in love with his Blondy master.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Has his moments. Especially with Iason.

* DefiledForever[=/=]NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Tells Guy this. He never got back together with Guy as he didn't want Guy to see what kind of a lewd and lascivious person he had become via Iason's training.
* {{Determinator}}: Zigzagged with Riki. He's very determined, then momentarily gives up, is determined again, nearly gives up again and finally is determined again for good.
* DrowningMySorrows: Prone to doing this.
* DudeMagnet[=/=][[CluelessChickMagnet Clueless Dude Magnet]]: Riki really isn't aware how attractive he really is.
* [[spoiler:[[DyingDeclarationOfLove Dying Demonstration Of Love]][=/=]DyingMomentOfAwesome: Riki never tells Iason "I love you" but instead shows him that he does at the end in a selfless act that is as awesome as it is heartwarming.]]
* EarnYourTitle: Riki The Dark. Very well earned.
* FatalAttractor: To some extent. Most of the people that want him have very serious issues to work out and he always ends up paying for it.
* FirstLove: First and only love for both Guy and Iason.
* GoGoEnslavement: As a pet.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: He gets into a lot of fist fights.
* [[spoiler:AGoodWayToDie: Died on his own terms.]]
* GroinAttack: [[spoiler: He frequently suffers from this, given the effects of the Pet Ring. Then taken UpToEleven when Guy takes the ring off via a penectomy.]]
* HeKnowsTooMuch: In the novel concerning Tanagura's darkest secret.

* HeroicBSOD: Upon seeing Iason again at Mistral Park after he had been freed.
* HotBlooded: He used to be, but it's not completely gone.
* HumbleHero: Of the slums. Riki made Bison renown in Ceres and was treated as a hero for it but [[ThinkNothingOfIt he didn't care about any of that]].
* [[spoiler:IChooseToStay: At the end with Iason.]]
* InSeriesNickname: The "Charisma" of the Slums.
* ItsAllMyFault: He believes the outcome of all the events in the story was entirely his doing.
* ItsNotYouItsMe: Basically tells this to Guy in the first original OVA.

* KeepingSecretsSucks: He found out the hard way.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Riki sees one particular unfortunate event as this for having been a {{Jerkass}}.
* TheLeader: Of Bison.
* LoveHurts: Especially when caught in the middle of a PsychoticLoveTriangle.
* [[spoiler:LoveMartyr: Willingly died for his love.]]
* LustObject: Was this at first for Iason.
* MagneticHero: How Bison was formed since people gravitated to him; though he counts more as a AntiHero than straight-up hero.
* MiseryBuildsCharacter: He matured quite a bit as a result of being a Pet.
* MrFanservice: Often scantily clad or naked. Enough said.
* OperationJealousy: [[GoneHorriblyRight Executed a little too well]] and didn't get away with it.
* PoliceBrutality: He suffered this while being interrogated.

* PrecisionFStrike: To Iason, in front of all the Blondies at a party and punished for it with the Pet Ring.
* {{Pride}}: His FatalFlaw.
* TheProtagonist: The story revolves around him even if he is an AntiHero.
* RagingStiffie: Often subjected to this by Iason.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: In the 2012 OVA.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red at first to Guy's and Iason's Blue. Then later he becomes the Blue to both of the others' Red.

* RestrainingBolt[=/=]ShockCollar: What Iason uses his Pet ring as to keep him under control.

* RoundhouseKick: Good at these. Fought off a whole gang of kids by himself with well-placed punches and kicks.

* SecretRelationship: In the novel with Iason until Iason lets the cat out of the bag. He had one with Mimea as well for a brief time.
* SexForServices: How he wanted to pay his debt to Iason, having no other means.
* SexForSolace: Once to Iason after believing to be stood up by Guy.
* SexSlave: Which he's ashamed of being.
* ShamefulStrip: At the hands of Iason.
* ShowerOfAngst: Has one.
* SlaveCollar: Also has one and is often put on a leash in Eos.
* SmokingIsCool: Riki is quite the smoker who never seems to actually finish a cigarette.
* StockholmSyndrome: Develops one after learning how much of a risk he is to Iason.
* TheStoic: When he returned from Eos and was no longer HotBlooded.
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: After he got back to Ceres.
* StreetUrchin: Was this when he was younger like all mongrels that leave Guardian.
* TearsOfFear[=/=]TearsOfRemorse[=/=]TenderTears: Because of and for Iason.
* TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason: Didn't want Guy and Bison in on his personal problems but they found out anyways.
* ThinkNothingOfIt: Riki reluctantly formed Bison as a force to protect and stand up for those too weak to fight for themselves in the slums. This made him a hero in Ceres but it was nothing special to Riki.
* ThisLoserIsYou: After he got back to Ceres and he didn't let it affect his pride one bit.
* [[TragicHero Tragic Anti-Hero]]
* TrainingFromHell: Iason put him through this to make him a suitable Pet.
* TroubledButCute: This trope sums up his life story. Half of Riki's troubles come from the fact he's attractive.
* {{Tsundere}}: Far more tsun-tsun to Iason than he is dere-dere to Guy, and is a far more serious case than the usual examples.
* {{Uke}}: Riki is an interesting case in that he used to be a {{Seme}} or more accurately a [[UsefulNotes/BoysLoveNotes Seke/Riba]] in a reversible relationship with Guy, but is made into an uke by Iason.
* UnwantedHarem: Throughout the story, Riki has no less than 2 different people chasing after him at one time. The obvious cases are Iason, Guy, Luke, [[spoiler:Kirie]], two different Pets and the remaining members of his gang that still respect his past relationship with Guy.
* [[spoiler:UnwantedRescue: He didn't want Guy to save him since by then he wanted to be with Iason. Though at the same time, he wanted to place Guy out of harm's way.]]
* WorkOffTheDebt: His pride wouldn't have it any other way.
* WrongSideOfTheTracks: Riki isn't just any Pet. He's a mongrel from the Ceres slums.
* YoungerThanTheyLook / VagueAge: The [=OVA=]s can cause confusion about Riki's age, in the 2012 remake, Riki is 15 when he meets Iason, and then after the three years, he'd be 18; though Riki's body is extremely well-built, even at the age of 15, making him look 19 at 15. In the 1990's [=OVA=]s, Riki states he's over 20 after being sent back to Ceres, so how old Riki is exactly is unknown in the anime adaptations. His age progression is made very clear in the novel though starting at 15 and ending at around 21 in the story.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Downplayed, but his more crueler traits are notably absent in the 1992-1994 [=OVAs=].
* AffablyEvil: Though his evilness is questionable, he's one of the most scarily polite characters even by Blondie standards and also one of the most ruthless.
* [[spoiler:AnArmAndALeg: Loses both legs.]]
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse[=/=]{{Blackmail}}: See SexualExtortion below.
* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type I to Type II]]. Iason's actions are not good and he has a cruel streak. However, he certainly isn't evil and has a few positive personality traits as well.
* ArtificialHuman[=/=]BioAugmentation: Elites are bio-augmented human brains housed in top of the line synthetic bodies.
* BatmanGambit[=/=]FlawExploitation: Executed flawlessly.
* BastardBoyfriend: All of his RomanticizedAbuse of Riki.

* TheBeautifulElite: An excellent example.
* BerserkButton: Riki being interested in someone else and harming Riki provoke violent reactions from Iason.
* BiggerIsBetterInBed: To a terrifying degree for Riki.
* {{Bishonen}}[=/=]LongHairedPrettyBoy

* CasualKink: How he feels about using Riki's Pet ring.

* [[CoolCar Cool]] FlyingCar: Owns one.
* CoolShades: His iconic pair.

* CreepyBlueEyes[=/=]IcyBlueEyes: Iason has a piercing cold gaze which reflects his nature as the "Ice Noble" but it has struck Riki as being ominous and creepy at times.
* CulturalRebel: Becomes a Blondy version of this when he gets a mongrel for a Pet, starts engaging in sex and stops caring about the consequences of these actions.
* DeadpanSnarker[=/=]GentlemanSnarker: Very, very snarky.
* [[spoiler: DeathBySex: It was foreshadowed early on when he slept with Riki that his reckoning would be severe.]]
* DefrostingIceKing: His entire character development could be summed up as this.
* {{Determinator}}: He wants Riki and won't stop at anything until he has him.

* EntitledToHaveYou: Regarding Riki.
* ForcefulKiss[=/=]ShutUpKiss: Often to Riki as a means to calm him or just shut him up.
* GuileHero: The hero part is highly questionable, but he's this whenever Riki is concerned, as he masterfully handles other Elites concerning Eos politics to protect Riki.
* [[spoiler:GoOutWithASmile: Died smiling when Riki reciprocated his love.]]
* HiddenDepths: So hidden that his actions concerning Riki befuddle the other Elites ''and'' even Riki.
* {{Hypocrite}}[=/=]HypocrisyNod: Raoul calls Iason out on his hypocrisy of enforcing law and order yet also breaking laws for Riki. Iason doesn't deny this and just shrugs off the topic.
* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Part of Riki's appeal to him.
* IWillWaitForYou: Waited for when Riki would truly become his.
* KneelBeforeZod: He wants Riki to be absolutely submissive to him and commands Riki to do this.

* LimaSyndrome: Develops one for Riki.
* LoveEpiphany[=/=]GreenEyedEpiphany: Iason is at first confused about his feelings for Riki and wonders if it's really love. Then he is forced to realize and stop denying his feelings for Riki when he becomes very jealous and hateful of Mimea after she slept with Riki.
* LoveHurts: Unimaginably so for an artificial being that wasn't supposed to have any human feelings.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: And abusive towards Riki.

* [[spoiler:LoveRedeems: Riki believed this enough to join him in death.]]
* [[spoiler:LuredIntoATrap: By Guy.]]

* ManInWhite[=/=]SharpDressedMan: Particularly in the 2012 OVA and some novel artwork.
* ManipulativeBastard: To MagnificentBastard levels.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Not actually evil but the MoralMyopia of Tanagura's Elite certainly makes him and the rest of them count.
* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler:How he managed to finally get Riki to love him.]]
* MrFanservice: Beautiful Elite is an understatement.
* NoBadassToHisValet: As the highest Blondy, nobody openly messes with him or threatens him to his face ''except'' for his SexSlave Riki.
* NotGoodWithRejection: He really didn't care that Riki didn't want to be his Pet.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: When it comes to Riki, at least.

* PetTheDog: After reclaiming Riki, he eventually became gentle and kind to the mongrel the second time around. Some moments were downright sweet, awe inspiring yet [[SickAndWrong disgraceful and disgusting]] to all of the other Elites. Then again, this is partly because Riki has become more compliant, knowing better than to fight back again.
* {{Pride}}: Iason's high and mighty Blondy pride is severely affected by his love for Riki and is a contentious issue with the other Elites. It is slowly chipped away the deeper he falls in love.

* TheProudElite: Very proud of his status until he stops caring about it.
* RapunzelHair: A RareMaleExample.
* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath: When Riki felt Iason's love and actions had redeemed him, he died.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: At first he was he Blue to Riki's Red, then he becomes the Red to Riki's Blue.

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Subverted. All Elites have a bio-augmented human brain to go with a cybernetic body.
* RightThroughHisPants: He's fond of doing this while Riki is usually nude.
* [[spoiler:SecondLove: For Riki.]]
* {{Seme}}: Iason is a dominating and controlling Blondy.

* [[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny Sex Is Debase and Revolting, Yet I Am Horny]]: Early on before accepting and ''enjoying'' his sexuality.

* SoftSpokenSadist: So much so that Riki finds himself unable to resist even though Iason can be very sadistic.
* TheStoic[=/=]NotSoStoic: Used to exhibit little emotion like all Elites. Then he became involved with Riki and slowly became more emotive.
* StalkerWithACrush: For Riki.
* StrawVulcan: Played with. Iason actually favors his newfound humanity. His ''unusual'' actions regarding Riki force the other Elites to find fallacies in what they considered ''common sense'' and re-evaluate their view of Pets as objects and not people.

* TheSyndicate: Iason is the head of it so even crime in Amoi is manipulated as a means to keep it under control. The BlackMarket is an extension of this.
* [[TallDarkAndSnarky Tall, Light And Snarky]]
* [[ThrowTheDogABone Throw the Mongrel a Bone]]: When he temporarily released Riki back to Ceres to give him a breather from Eos.

* VillainProtagonist: For the majority of the story, he's actually the bad guy as well as the {{Deuteragonist}}!
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: His initial concerns and thoughts when he realized how important Riki was to him.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: How the Bison members first saw him as Riki's mysterious patron when they met Iason in his favorite disguise via his built-in nanotechnology to change his hair color.
* WineIsClassy: Old OVA often shows Iason holding a wine glass.
* XanatosGambit: Letting Riki return to Ceres for several reasons which would all benefit him no matter the outcome. Also produced an..
** UnintentionalBackupPlan: Riki abstained from sex for over a year when he was back in the slums. Iason takes great advantage of that by exploiting it.
* XanatosSpeedChess: No matter how hard other Blondies like Aisha Rosen and Orphe Zavi tried with plots to be rid of Riki, Iason smoothly handled any situation to keep Riki as his Pet.

* [[YankTheDogsChain Yank the Mongrel's Chain]]: Coming back to tell Riki that he had never been freed since his Pet registration wasn't cancelled and that going back to Ceres was only temporary.

* [[spoiler:AnArmAndALeg: Loses his left arm.]]
* AntiHero[=/=]AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type III]]. He meant well and did what he felt he had to do. Unfortunately for Riki.
* BastardBoyfriend: To a much lesser extent for Riki.
* BerserkButton: Mistreatment of Riki and selling out Mongrels.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The nicest of Bison. Look what happened when he became angry...
* {{Bishonen}}[=/=]LongHairedPrettyBoy: He's good looking too.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Riki.
* CrazyJealousGuy[=/=]GreenEyedMonster: His jealousy got the better of him...
* {{Determinator}}: Determined to free Riki of Iason's control.
* [[spoiler:FallenHero]]: Of the Anti-Hero variety.
* [[spoiler:FalseSoulmate: Riki once believed Guy was his soulmate. Guy never stopped believing Riki was his.]]
* [[spoiler:FateWorseThanDeath: He has to live the rest of his life with the knowledge that not only did he get Riki killed, Riki was in love with Iason and not him.]]
* FirstLove: Riki's first love yet Riki was willing to leave him behind.
* GoThroughMe: Tells Iason this if the Blondy wants to get to Riki. [[WhatAnIdiot Not smart.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Feeling Riki was too broken and powerless to save himself.
* IfICantHaveYou: Tells Riki that this is OK so long as Riki doesn't go back to Iason.
* TheLancer: For Riki during their gangster days.
* LoveHurts: Often when in a LoveTriangle.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy[=/=]LoveMakesYouDumb: His late actions out of love for Riki.
* ManlyTears: His heart was broken.
* [[spoiler:MurderTheHypotenuse[=/=]MurderByMistake: Successfully murders Iason but also inadvertently gets Riki killed.]]
* NiceGuy: So nice he still even cared about what would happen to Kirie.
* NotGoodWithRejection: Didn't react well to Riki being with Iason.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He's also guilty of this regarding Riki.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Iason knew Guy would be a hassle but he still underestimated just how dangerous Guy was.
* NumberTwo: Of The Bisons.
* PoliceBrutality: Happened to him and the other Bison members when the police came for Kirie.
* [[spoiler: PoorCommunicationKills: Misunderstood Riki and so it got FromBadToWorse.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Riki's Red when they were together and then reversed later.
* [[spoiler:RomanticFalseLead: If you don't pay attention, you'll be lead to believe that he and Riki eventually get back together by the end.]]

* SmokingIsCool: Also a smoker.
* SmugSmiler: When too confident.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Guy or Gai?
* StreetUrchin: Formerly like Riki.
* StalkerWithACrush: Also for Riki.
* TakingYouWithMe: Attempts to...

* WhatAnIdiot: Invoked by both Riki and Katze.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: What he turned into.
* {{Yandere}}: Also for Riki.

* {{Bishonen}}: Like all furniture are required to be.
* [[spoiler:CryCute: Upon learning of Iason's and Riki's deaths.]]
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: Literally.

* InSeriesNickname: Scarface
* KnowledgeBroker: One of the reasons he can be dangerous.
* ManipulativeBastard: How he plays Riki like a fiddle much the way Iason plays him.
* MrExposition: In the first OVA series.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Still a servant for Iason no matter what.
* NervesOfSteel: Subverted. He comes off this way to everyone but he is deathly afraid of Iason.
* PlayfulHacker: In his younger days as a nosy teenaged furniture that wanted to know what secrets Tanagura held. Iason was not amused.

* SmokingIsCool: So cool he has a draw full of cigarettes as well as an emergency supply.
* TheStoic[[spoiler:[=/=]NotSoStoic: Riki also affected him.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Iason.

* ArtificialHuman[=/=]BioAugmentation: Like all Elites.
* TheBeautifulElite: Absolutely.
* {{Bishonen}}[=/=]LongHairedPrettyBoy: Like all Blondies.

* DeadpanSnarker: Always to Iason.
* DesignerBabies: Part of his work.
* LegoGenetics: His work.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Just as Iason, not exactly evil but has questionable morals.
* MindProbe: Also the go-to guy for these as the chief bio-chemist of the Elite.
* NumberTwo: Of the Blondies.
* TheProudElite: Very proud and Iason tossing his aside upsets him.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Subverted like Iason and other Elites.
* SharpDressedMan: Like all Elites.
* SecretKeeper: For Iason.
* TheStoic[=/=]NotSoStoic: Stoic like all Elites at first then experiences varying degrees of anger thanks to Riki. Finally [[spoiler:sadness ([[CryCute and tears]]) when Iason dies.]]
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Absolutely can't comprehend why Iason wants Riki so badly.

* BeautifulSlaveGirl: Top class Pets are genetically engineered to be beautiful.
* [[BornIntoSlavery Bred Into Slavery]]: She's top of the line.
* DefiledForever: To her master Raoul.
* [[DesignerBabies Designer Baby]]: Like all top class Pets.
* GoGoEnslavement: She's a sex slave...
* TheIngenue: Until then....
* NaiveEverygirl: A Pet version.
* NiceGirl: Only Pet in Eos to give Riki a fair chance.
* SexSlave
* SlaveCollar: Has one. Raoul yanks it pretty hard in the 2012 OVA.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: We see very little of her but the role she played was very significant for Riki ''AND'' Iason.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Light Purple Hair]] In the 2012 OVA.

* {{Bishonen}}: Like all furniture are required to be.
* TheCaretaker: Of Riki.
* TheConfidant: For Riki.

* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Knowingly condemns himself to death just to make sure Riki remains being himself.]]
* KindlyHousekeeper: Part of his duties.
* MrExposition: In the first episode of the second OVA series.

* [[spoiler:ReleasedToElsewhere: Played straight here when Iason refuses to tell Riki what really happened to Daryl. Iason says "There was a turnover in personel".]]

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Same as Mimea. Minor role but played a key factor in Riki's life.
* TheStoic[=/=]NotSoStoic: Was stoic like all furniture but that changed due to Riki.
* TenderTears: For Riki when he realizes how broken Riki's spirit has become.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: [[spoiler:For Riki.]]
* AmbitionIsEvil: Or at least makes you do very selfish things.
* [[spoiler:AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: To Riki]]
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:He had wished to become a Pet as a way to leave the slums. It happened but not as he expected.]]
* {{Bishonen}}: He's a cute too.
* [[spoiler:{{Brainwashed}}: By Raoul and Iason]]
* [[CoolCar Cool]] FlyingCar: Likes to show it off.
* [[spoiler:EmptyShell: As a Pet.]]
* [[spoiler:FateWorseThanDeath: Stripped of his mind, of all dignity, his very being and made a Pet against his will.]]
* EntitledBastard: One of his issues.
* GreenEyedMonster: Mostly towards Guy for different reasons.
* {{Jerkass}}: He just is.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: In the novel.
* HomoeroticDream: Has a rather disturbing one.
* HotBlooded: It got him into trouble.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Subverted because he wanted to evoke this trope but never made it.
* NotGoodWithRejection: Concocted one of the most reprehensible revenge plots for a person scorned ever.
* PretenderDiss: Suffered this a few times for not being able to match up to Riki.
* ReplacementGoldfish: For the members of Bison except for Guy. After Riki vanished, they gravitated to Kirie because he was so similar to Riki. Kirie proved to never be able to fill in the hole Riki left.
* [[spoiler:RewardedAsATraitorDeserves[=/=]YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness]]
* [[spoiler:SexSlave: Became one through brainwashing.]]
* ShadowArchetype: Of Riki. He is so much like how Riki was before vanishing, the others of Bison gravitated to him as a result. Riki can't stand him because of how alike he is to the Riki of old.
* SharpDressedMan: For a little while at least.
* [[spoiler:SixthRangerTraitor: For Bison.]]
* SmugSnake: He's a smug little bastard.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Kirie, Kyrie or Kiri (Riki backwards)?
* TheTeamWannabe: Was this at first to an annoying degree.
* [[spoiler:UnwittingPawn: Got totally used by Iason without realizing it.]]

* AIIsACrapShoot: [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters Turned on its human creators.]]
* BigNo: In the 1994 OVA.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Came to power by doing too well of a job to help control the populace and developed it's own Conscious.

* MasterComputer: Of not just Tanagura but all of Amoi.

* ParentalFavoritism: Towards Iason. Gave him a lot of leeway at first concerning technicalities of keeping Riki.

* BrokenBird. First after was taken by Iason as a pet, secondly - when he was emasculated by Guy.

* YoungerThanTheyLook / VagueAge: The [=OVA=]s can cause confusion about Riki's age, in the 2012 remake, Riki is 15 when he meets Iason, and then after the three years, he'd be 18; though Riki's body is extremely well-built, even at the age of 15, making him look 19 at 15. In the 1990's [=OVA=]s, Riki states he's over 20 after being sent back to Ceres, so how old Riki is exactly is unknown; at least in the anime that is.

* [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace No Sense Of Riki's Personal Space]]: Yep, him too.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Iason knew Guy would be a hassle but underestimated just how dangerous Guy was.

* TakingYouWithMe: Attempts to....

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShigeruNakahara (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/TaikiMatsuno (2nd OVA and Drama CD), Bryson Baugus (English)

* BadassBiker: Used to be but experienced...

* BrokenBird

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse[=/=]{{Blackmail}}: See Sexual Extortion below.
* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type I to Type II]]. Iason's actions are not good and has a cruel streak. However, he certainly isn't evil and has positive personality traits as well.

* BeautyIsBad: He's the epitome of beauty yet cold and sadistic. Riki keeps coming back for more because Iason is just ''that hot'' and ''[[SexGod incredible in bed]]''.
* BeneathTheMask: Has quite the poker face with other Elites concerning just how deep and sexual his relationship with Riki is. Only his furnitures and Riki know how far his obsession has gone.

* BrainsAndBondage: Super genius level IQ and loves being in control and dominating in everything. Including in the bedroom.
* CasualKink: How he feels he uses Riki's Pet ring.
* TheChessmaster: He's the top ruling Blondy for a reason and out schemes other Blondies like a champ.

* CrazyAwesome: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by the other Blondy Elites when Iason demonstrates the abilities of the D-Type Ring at Riki's second debut party at their requests. They think he is perverse, mad, yet a Demi-God among them for his uniquely ingenious method to ''house break'' a wild slum mongrel like Riki. Raoul is especially reluctantly impressed with the results.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Can't stand for Riki to even ''look'' at someone else.

* [[EntitledToHaveYou Entitled To Have Riki]]

* GuileHero: For Riki. Masterfully handles other Elites concerning Eos politics to protect Riki.

* IcyBlueEyes and CreepyBlueEyes: Iason has a piercing cold gaze which reflects his nature as the "Ice Noble" but it has struck Riki as being ominous and creepy at times.

* KneelBeforeZod: Wants Riki to be absolutely submissive to him and commands Riki to do this.
* LargeAndInCharge: The novel describes Iason as the tallest of the Blondies at 198 cm and the highest ranking one.
* LightIsNotGood: The highest of the Blondies and often wears white. However, Iason isn't exactly a benevolent character seeing how he runs the BlackMarket and particularly [[spoiler:Guardian for the sole purpose to find potential Furniture]].

* LoveEpiphany[=/=]GreenEyedEpiphany: Iason is at first confused about his feelings for Riki and wonders if it's really love. Then he is forced to realize and stop denying his feelings of love for Riki when he becomes very jealous and hateful of Mimea after she slept with Riki.

* LoveMakesYouCrazy: And abusive to the one he loves.
* LoopholeAbuse: Claims he doesn't have to follow Pet protocols (such as discarding a pet of a certain age) with Riki because he's a mongrel, has no official identity and thus the rules don't apply to him.

* [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace No Sense Of Riki's Personal Space]]

* [[PetTheDog Pet the Mongrel]]: After reclaiming Riki, he eventually became gentle and kind to the mongrel the second time around. Some moments were downright sweet, awe inspiring yet [[SickAndWrong disgraceful and disgusting]] to all of the other Elites.

* RedOniBlueOni: Blue at first to Riki's red. Then becomes Red to Riki's blue.

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Subverted. All Elites have a BioAugmented human brain to go with a cybernetic body.
* RightThroughHisPants: Is fond of doing this while Riki is usually nude.

* SexualExtortion: Does this to Riki when he has Guy (bought from Kirie in the novel) and threatens to make a Pet out of him unless Riki agrees to return to Eos and ''willingly'' be his Pet.

* TheSyndicate: Iason is the head of it so even crime in Amoi is manipulated as a means to keep it under control. The BlackMarket is an extention of this.

* TragicVillain: Iason wants Riki to love him but Riki hates him for having been kidnapped and made a Pet. Iason is aware of this fact but refusing to let Riki go, continues to push for Riki to accept being a Pet because it ''is'' the only way they could be together in their FantasticCasteSystem.

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: How the Bisons first saw him as Riki's mysterious patron when they met Iason in his favorite disguise via his built-in nanotechnology to change his hair color.

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/HideyukiTanaka (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/ShinichiroMiki (2nd OVA and Drama CD), Michael A. Zekas (English)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoujiTsujitani (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/KosukeToriumi (2nd OVA and Drama CD), Ricco Fajardo (English)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShowHayami (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/TakayaKuroda (2nd OVA and Drama CD)

* {{Angst}}: So much and [[JustifiedTrope completely justified]]!

** BadassDecay: [[invoked]] Invoked through BreakTheCutie and BreakTheHaughty over the course of the story.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Riki wanted to leave the slums at all cost thinking it would lead to a better life. He ended up living in Eos Tower of Tanagura. The extravagently luxurious home of the Elites and it turned out to be worse to him than the slums ever were.

* BigDamnHero: In the 1st OVA series for all of Bison and for Kirie in the 2nd OVA series.

* BiTheWay[=/=]ButNotTooBi: It's a yaoi novel but he also had interest in women.

* BreakTheCutie[=/=]BreakTheHaughty: Iason broke him for 3 years.

* CannotSpitItOut: Riki is usually tight lipped rather than speak the truth of matters.

* [[spoiler:ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike]]: During his attempt to [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim Break Guy's Heart To Save Him]]
* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: Well known through out Ceres for this and he is proud of it.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: It's a plot point because his pure dark hair an eyes are a trait only Onyx Elites would have.

* DefiledForever[=/=]NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Tells Guy this. He never got back together with Guy not wanting Guy to see what kind of a lewd and lascivious person he had become via Iason's Pet training.

* GoodOldFisticuffs: Gets into a lot of fist fights.

* [[spoiler:GroinAttack: Suffers one. Frequently if you count the effects of the Pet Ring]]

* HeroicBSOD: Upon seeing Iason again at Mistral Park after he had been free.
* HotBlooded: Used to be but it's not completely gone.

* ItsAllMyFault: Believes the outcome of everything was entirely his doing.
* [[ItsNotYouItsMe It's Not You, It's That I'm Iason's Pet]]: Basically tells this to Guy in the first original OVA.
* JerkassRealization: Riki was a {{Jerkass}} to Guy in his younger days being totally prepared to leave Guy behind if the opportunity presented to leave the slums when Guy had always had his back. Then life as Iason's Pet and missing Guy by his side made him realize how much of a Jerkass he had been to Guy after the fact.

* LoveHurts: Especially when caught in the middle of a PsychoticLoveTriangle

* [[MagneticHero Magnetic Anti-Hero]]: How Bison was formed since people gravitated to him.
* MiseryBuildsCharacter: Matured quite a bit as a result of being a Pet.
* MrFanservice: Often scantily clad or naked. Nuff said.

* PoliceBrutality: Suffered this while being interrogated.

* RedOniBlueOni: Red at first to Guy's and Iason's Blue. Then later blue to both of the others' red.

* {{Robosexual}}: To a degree before learning what exactly Elites are. Riki's initial thought process upon meeting Iason; Is this guy really a robot? Can I have sex with him? If so, would it be satisfactory and would he feel like a person?
* RoundhouseKick: Good at these. Fought off a whole gang of kids by himself with well placed punches and kicks.

* SecretRelationship: In the novel with Iason until Iason let's the cat out of the bag. Had one with Mimea as well for a brief time.
* SexForServices: How he wanted to pay his debt to Iason having no other means.

* StockholmSyndrome: Develops one after learning how much of a risk he is to Iason.
* TheStoic: When he returned from Eos and was no longer HotBlooded.

* TroubledButCute: This trope sums up his life story. Half of Riki's troubles come from the fact he's cute.
* {{Tsundere}}: Far more tsun tsun to Iason than he is dere dere to Guy.
* {{Uke}}: Riki is an interesting case in that he used to be a {{Seme}} or more accurately a [[UsefulNotes/BoysLoveNotes Seke/Riba]] in a reversible relationship but is made into an uke by Iason.
* UnwantedHarem: Throughout the story, Riki has no less than 2 different people chasing after him at one time. The obvious cases are Iason, Guy, Luke, [[spoiler:Kirie]], 2 different Pets and the remaining members of his gang that still respect his past relationship with Guy.
* [[spoiler:UnwantedRescue: He didn't want Guy to save him since by then he wanted to be with Iason.]]

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshihikoSeki (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/KentaroIto (2nd OVA and Drama CD), Darren MItchell (English)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshihikoSeki (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/KentaroIto (2nd OVA and Drama CD)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanetoShiozawa (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/ToruOkawa (2nd OVA and Drama CD)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoujiTsujitani (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/KosukeToriumi (2nd OVA and Drama CD)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/HideyukiTanaka (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/ShinichiroMiki (2nd OVA and Drama CD)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/EmiShinohara (1st Drama CD), Creator/ShihoKawaragi (2nd OVA and Drama CD)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (1st Drama CD). Eiji Hanawa (2nd OVA and Drama CD).

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShigeruNakahara (1st OVA and Drama CD), Creator/TaikiMatsuno (2nd OVA and Drama CD)

-> Voiced by Creator/ToshihikoSeki. (1st OVA and Drama CD). Creator/KentaroIto (2nd OVA and Drama CD).

* Personality: Despite its cantankerous demeanor, Riki is not one to tolerate those who pick on the weak. With arms powerful enough to snap a telephone pole, it charges into battle like a berserker, heedless of any damage it might suffer as it bashes its opponents.

-> Voiced by Creator/KanetoShiozawa (1st OVA and Drama CD). Creator/ToruOkawa (2nd OVA and Drama CD).

-> Voiced by Creator/KoujiTsujitani (1st OVA and Drama CD). Creator/KosukeToriumi (2nd OVA and Drama CD).

-> Voiced by Creator/HideyukiTanaka (1st OVA and Drama CD). Creator/ShinichiroMiki (2nd OVA and Drama CD).

-> Voiced by Creator/ShowHayami (1st OVA and Drama CD). Creator/TakayaKuroda (2nd OVA and Drama CD).

-> Voiced by Creator/EmiShinohara (1st Drama CD). Creator/ShihoKawaragi (2nd OVA and Drama CD).

-> Voiced by Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (1st Drama CD). Eiji Hanawa (2nd OVA and Drama CD).

-> Voiced by Creator/ShigeruNakahara (1st OVA and Drama CD). Creator/TaikiMatsuno (2nd OVA and Drama CD).

* {{Uke}}: Riki is an interesting case in that he used to be a {{Seme}} or more accurately a [[BoysLoveNotes Seke/Riba]] in a reversible relationship but is made into an uke by Iason.

* HotGuysAreBastards: He's the epitome of beauty yet cold and sadistic. Riki keeps coming back for more because Iason is just ''that hot'' and ''[[SexGod incredible in bed]]''.

Personality: Despite its cantankerous demeanor, Riki is not one to tolerate those who pick on the weak. With arms powerful enough to snap a telephone pole, it charges into battle like a berserker, heedless of any damage it might suffer as it bashes its opponents.

* BrokenBird: A rare male version of this.